I’m again house after a busy three days in Miami for the enormous ETF Change convention. It’s a really busy business occasion – I think a ton of enterprise is completed, offers closed, and gross sales made. It’s additionally a monster networking occasion, the place you get to satisfy new folks and see previous mates. It’s about 40% RIAs, 60% business — ETF suppliers, servicers, fintech, and different business stalwarts.
There are far worse locations to be in February than Miami.
Most of what I do at occasions like that is on the content material aspect – search for my interview with Vanguard Group CEO Tim Buckley subsequent weekend – however at this occasion I paid shut consideration to the deal-making. It’s fairly fascinating to see out within the open what usually takes place in workplace convention rooms: Schmoozing, gross sales, hiring, and even acquisitions.
Coming into the foyer of the Fontainebleau resort jogged my memory of strolling onto a buying and selling ground within the Nineteen Nineties: a frenetic wall of sound hits you as quickly because the door opens; the vitality is overwhelming. (My purpose is to keep away from dropping my voice over the din). If you happen to’ve by no means skilled a reside buying and selling ground from that period, watch the pit buying and selling scene within the final 20 minutes of Buying and selling Locations; it’s not likely a lot of an exaggeration.
This convention was created by Advisor Circle, which is identical workforce we work with producing FutureProof. (A number of this occasion was additionally outdoors). They’ve handed off this convention to Vetta Fi, and Dave Nadig did a fantastic making a enjoyable and informative run of content material. (I beloved watching his gushing fan boi interview over skateboard legend, Rodney Mullen).
Change is a really totally different viewers than FutureProof, with some overlap; this occasion makes me very jazzed for what we’re placing collectively for our September 2023 occasion.
Some highlights over the previous few days:
Tremendous intesting dialogue on the place are right this moment from @CameronDawson @StocktonKatie @LizYoungStrat
Average expectations for 2023 pic.twitter.com/JwOj1Ycfz2
— Barry Ritholtz (@ritholtz) February 7, 2023
“We now have $350b in advisory property, which is able to develop at 20-25% a yr. We wish to be the Vanguard of funds and the Vanguard of recommendation. Engine 1 and Engine 2” – Vanguard CEO Tim Buckley on disrupting the $26T wealth mgmt business w/ @ritholtz #EchangeETF pic.twitter.com/wn3LV1UYd8
— Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) February 7, 2023
Look who we ran into at #ExchangeMiami🌴👋 It was nice seeing ya @michaelbatnick! pic.twitter.com/eSSHmcYHl2
— YCharts (@ycharts) February 7, 2023
Noticed: @BobPisani of @CNBC and CEO @JanvanEck3 😎 at what is perhaps the very best interview setup at @exchangeETF 🌴☀️ pic.twitter.com/vVqASKn0N4
— VanEck (@vaneck_us) February 7, 2023
I beloved watching @DaveNadig fan boi gush over skateboard legend, Rodney Mullen. pic.twitter.com/J8gkruCKPG
— Barry Ritholtz (@ritholtz) February 8, 2023
The bubbling @brianportnoy with some storytelling I’m injecting straight into my veins at @exchangeETF pic.twitter.com/eFqMlFgbuH
— Tom Morgan (@tom_morganKCP) February 7, 2023
Greetings from the pet lounge at #ExchangeETF pic.twitter.com/LSF5R9f3cV
— Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) February 7, 2023
Dinner at Los Fuegos @FaenaMiami with @ritholtz @michaelbatnick @awealthofcs @biancoresearch @tom_morganKCP
The meals was virtually nearly as good because the dialog pic.twitter.com/eVtI8WTlLV
— Eric Golden 🍌🦇🔊 (@ericgoldenx) February 7, 2023
Pausing for a second to admire the moon over Miami forward of the @SusanGKomen #morethanpinkwalk at @exchangeETF.
Wanting ahead to getting some steps in with the @MorningstarInc squad, who’s a proud sponsor of the trigger. pic.twitter.com/CEAAyQWzai
— Ben Johnson, CFA (@MstarBenJohnson) February 7, 2023
